Name: Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer
Brand: Clinique
Size: 50ml
Price: $39.50
From the packaging:
Potent moisturizer helps keep skin strong, free of the visible effects of environmental damage. Use day and night. By day, add sunscreen.
What I liked:
- moisturizes and leaves skin soft and smooth
- absorbs quickly
- no breakouts
- fragrance free
- the packaging
What I didn’t like:
- no SPF
I’ve always been curious to try Clinique skincare products, but the price-tag has always put me off. While I don’t mind spending money on a moisturizer that is really good for my skin, I’d just like to know it works well for me before actually buying it. So, when I went to my local beauty store and found out that Clinique had released 3 travel-sized sets for €12, I thought it would be the perfect occasion for me to try out their products. The kit I got contains: Comforting Cream Cleanser, All About Eyes Rich and Continuous Rescue Antioxidant moisturizer, which is the one I’m gonna review today.
Clinique Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer is available in three versions: very Dry to Dry, Combination Oily to Oily and Dry Combination, which is the one I have. The moisturizer is ivory in color and the consistency is creamy, not too thick and not too light either, and because you only need a very small amount, the tube will last for ages. It absorbs quickly, hydrates skin well, leaves it feeling very soft and smooth and looking clearer and healthier. I didn’t notice any breakouts and it didn’t increase my oiliness either. However, because I’m still quite young, I can’t really say if this does anything to fight the signs of aging.
I also like that the product is fragrance-free. However, you can still smell a very faint, clean-like scent. Fragrance-free means that no ingredient was added to the product to give it a certain smell, but every cosmetics ingredient has its own odor, so that is what you’re smelling.
The moisturizer comes in a green tube, which is more sanitary than a jar. However, it isn’t see-through, so you can’t see how much product is left in it.
The only downside of this moisturizer is that it doesn’t have SPF,so you still need to apply a sunscreen to protect your skin from the harmful sun rays.
The products contains Dimethicone, a silicone which forms a barrier on the skin, sealing in moisture and preventing water loss. Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient that smooths kin, improving the appearance of dry patches and flakes. Another emollient ingredient used in the product is Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii). It is derived from the seeds of the karite tree and, because it is high in fatty acids, softens and moisturizes skin as well as being effective at treating severely dry skin. It also helps skin to retain elasticity.
Rosemary Extract (Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract) and Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract are two ingredients that have antioxidant properties. However, the aromatic components present in the first and the fact the second is a potent spice may cause skin irritations in some people.
Towards the middle of the ingredients list, there’s niacinamide, which is a very promising ingredient. It increases ceramide, free fatty acids and collagen production in the skin, improves its elasticity and prevents water loss. In addition, it reduces flaking and the appearance of dry skin and restore suppleness.
Summary:
Overall, I really love this moisturizer as it worked wonders for my combination skin! My skin looks clearer, healthier, sooo soft and moisturized all day. I also didn’t experience any breakouts. In addition, the product is fragrance-free and the packaging is sanitary. However, it doesn’t contain any SPF and it is quite expensive. And, being still quite young, I can’t really say if it works to fight wrinkles.
Rating: 4/5
Disclaimer: the item was purchased by me for both personal and review purposes. The review is based on my own personal and honest experience with the product. For more information, please see my disclaimer.
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eeek on the new Clinique products, you know how much I enjoy Clinique skincare
What a great, thorough review!
I was planning to write a review on this because I’ve been trying this out and I love it – I agree with tons of your points. I too didn’t get any breakouts, which was my first fear
And yeah, the price is a little too much 
I heart so many good things about Clinique and I need to try it now
I’ve always wanted to try Clinique products because of all the rave, but I can’t seem to give up my glycolic acids. Thanks for the great review!
Nikki: yeah I know you love them, and now I know why too, they’re soo good! I really like the other products in the set (which I’ll review soon) and now I’m so tempted to buy the full size products.
Renee: hi and thanks! I can’t wait to read your thoughts about this. It’s really a great moisturizer and I was very relieve it didn’t make me break out. It’s a shame it’s so expensive but you need so little the tube would last for ages.
Anastacia: Clinique skincare products are really good and I’m glad I was finally able to try them. You should too if you get the chance
Jnie: you’re welcome. Clinique products are amazing. But everyone’s skin is different and finding the right skincare products can be so hard. So when you find something that works really well for you, it’s hard to ditch them to ty something else.
I have a quick question: what were the antioxidant properties in this one? It seems like everyone is quick to slap the antioxidant label on everything these days! Also, what do you think of the research that’s been done to prove that the absorption of antioxidants through the skin can be improved by using some kind of fern extract?
Hello Danielle, sorry for my late reply, I’ve been busy and am behind with replying to comments *hides*
The moisturizers contains rosemary extract and turmeric extract, which are proved to potent antioxidant. In addtion, vitamin E, creatine and chamomile have mild antioxidant effects too. Although research proves the ingredients to be effective, antioxidant can prevent wrinkles from forming by breaking or slowing the process that forms free radicals, I don’t think they can actually reduce wrinkles that have already formed on the skin.
As for your second question, I didn’t find any scientific study about that yet. I’ve read that fern extract has some kind of antioxidant properties, but nothing that mentioned it helps absorbs antioxidants. I’ll keep looking though and get back at you as soon as possible.